Canada
Canada has signed free trade agreements with the US, the US-and-Mexico (NAFTA), Costa Rica, Chile, Israel, Colombia, Peru and EFTA. It has also concluded talks with Jordan.
The government has also signed an Economic Framework Agreement with Japan and about 25 bilateral investment treaties.
Ottawa is currently in bilateral trade deal talks, or in the process of considering them, with Korea, Singapore, India, the so-called "Central America Four" (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua), the Dominican Republic, the Andean Community, CARICOM, Morocco and the EU (CETA).
last update: May 2012
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4-Dec-2017 Radio Canada Les négociations en vue d’un accord de libre-échange Canada-Chine attendront
Le premier ministre canadien Justin Trudeau et son homologue chinois Li Keqiang n’ont pas réussi à s’entendre sur la négociation d’un accord de libre-échange pour l’instant. -
4-Dec-2017 Bloomberg Canada, China fail to reach agreement on starting trade talks
Canada and China stopped short of launching free trade negotiations, agreeing instead to extend exploratory talks toward a deal. -
20-Nov-2017 National Post Justin Trudeau set to head to China in December to open free trade talks
The belief that Canadian exporters need to have preferential access to growing Asian markets like China is considered worth the risk that launching negotiations may upset the Trump administration. -
13-Nov-2017 L’actualité Un rapport fédéral montre les craintes à l’égard du libre-échange avec la Chine
Un vaste rapport fédéral laisse croire que les entreprises canadiennes ne sont pas convaincues qu’une entente de libre-échange dissiperait les craintes qu’elles ont concernant le commerce avec la Chine. -
24-Oct-2017 Finance Colombia Canada begins free-trade negotiations with Pacific Alliance in Colombia
Canada has begun its first round of formal negotiations to forge a free-trade agreement with the Pacific Alliance. -
12-Oct-2017 No al TTIP Tratados de Inversión y el Veto Interno de Propuestas Regulatorias: Estudio de Caso de Canadá
La ISDS ejerce presión sobre los gobiernos para que veten propuestas regulatorias por su impacto en los inversores extranjeros, especialmente en aquellas burocracias reacias a los riesgos. -
1-Aug-2017 Ukrinform Free trade agreement between Ukraine and Canada comes into force
The free trade agreement between Ukraine and Canada officially comes into force on August 1, and Canada will cancel customs duties on 99.9% of Ukrainian imports. Duty free exports of Canadian goods,will grow to 98%. -
24-Jul-2017 Dissident Voice Wine and the Canada-Israel free trade agreement
Two weeks ago the worst fear of Canadian opponents of neoliberal ‘free trade’ agreements came true. Surprisingly, there has been almost no reaction from the political parties, unions, and other organizations that warned these agreements would be used to undermine Canadian law, even though this is exactly what happened. -
20-Jul-2017 Socialist Project Trumping NAFTA: Free trade versus democratic planning
The struggle against NAFTA, and neoliberalism more broadly, must address struggles over the state. -
13-Jun-2017 Council of Canadians European free trade deal talks paused over Trudeau’s insistence on investor-state provision
The Norwegian government has put a pause on ’free trade’ talks given the Trudeau government’s demand for an investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) provision in the Canada-European Free Trade Association (EFTA) agreement. -
2-Jun-2017 The Tyee Is a ‘progressive’ trade deal possible with China?
Trudeau’s in pursuit of a bilateral pact. We think there’s a better way for Canadian workers. -
2-Jun-2017 Ukrinform Canada completes ratification of FTA with Ukraine
The Governor General of Canada signed the Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement following the approval by the House of Commons and the Senate of the Canadian Parliament. -
10-May-2017 Japan News Canada eyes parallel pursuit of TPP, EPA
Canadian Minister of International Trade has indicated his country’s plan to pursue bilateral trade negotiations with Japan in parallel with talks for effectuating the Trans-Pacific Partnership multilateral free trade pact without the United States. -
3-May-2017 Prensa Latina Canada seeks to expand trade with MERCOSUR
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’’s Government is debating the most essential issues for a free trade agreement with the Southern Common Market. -
28-Apr-2017 The Globe and Mail China envoy reaffirms importance of Canada-China free-trade talks
A second round of discussions between the countries’ trade delegations concluded in Ottawa and Chinese Ambassador said “we hope to speed up the process and sign the agreement” as soon as possible. -
20-Apr-2017 Japan News Canada seeks EPA talks with Japan
Canada should resume negotiations with Japan for a bilateral economic partnership agreement if a Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact without the United States fails to go into effect, a committee of Canada’s lower house has said. -
3-Apr-2017 Bloomberg Trudeau ramps up courtship of Xi amid China free-trade talk
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is doubling down on a push to deepen ties with China, with Canada’s new envoy signaling he can move ahead on a free-trade deal without quickly advancing extradition treaty talks. -
10-Mar-2017 ICTSD Canada, China moving closer to potential trade talks
Efforts to lay the groundwork for possible negotiations on a bilateral Canada-China trade deal continue underway, with Canadian officials launching a three-month domestic consultations period. -
8-Mar-2017 World Grain Canola Council of Canada supports possible FTA with China
Canada and China are currently in exploratory talks about the possibility of a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries. -
6-Mar-2017 The National Canada seeks to step up UAE investment talks
Canada would like to accelerate the pace of talks with the UAE on concluding a foreign investment agreement, potentially a precursor to a fully fledged free trade deal.
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Canada’s BITs and FTAs
Canada’s bilateral investment treaties (Foreign Investment Protection and Promotions Acts) and free trade agreements -
CUPE
Canadian Union of Public Employees’s trade webpage -
RQIC
Le Réseau Québécois sur l’Intégration Continentale fait campagne contre les accords de libre-échange
